Jul. 4 at 7:56 PM
$ITRM for Shion specifically, the cUTI step-down pathway is not just a standalone commercial opportunity — it is DIRECT extension of an existing, established IV-to-oral treatment continuum they already own &are already commercializing. The Dr. who prescribes cefiderocol IV for a hospitalized resistant UTI patient is same doc who would prescribe oral sulopenem for the step-down & Shionogi’s hospital sales force ALREADY has that relationship.The health economics argument for hospital step-down is the CLEANEST commercial pitch in anti-infectives. From the GSK-funded study data, the relevant comparison is IV-complete (11 days,
$53,359 average cost) versus IV-to-oral step-down (5.7 days,
$27,905 average cost) — a saving of approximately
$25,454 per patient for hospital & payer.
For Shionogi’s commercial team, this translates directly: “Use cefiderocol IV to get the patient stable, step down to oral sulopenem &the hospital saves
$25,000/patient vs completing the full IV course.”